Prince Richard of Gloucester, is the younger son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and a grandson of King George V. As the younger son, Prince Richard had not expected to inherit the dukedom and had pursued a private career as an architect, but he became heir and started undertaking royal duties after the death of his elder brother, William, in 1972.

As a grandchild of a sovereign, the Duke bears the royal arms differenced by a label of five points, alternately red lions and St.George's Crosses. His coronet contains alternate crosses patée and strawberry leaves.

Prince Richard became a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1974, and a Knight of the Garter in 1997, so his arms are now encircled with the Garter.

Full name: Richard Alexander Walter George of Windsor

Style: HRH The Duke of Gloucester

Formal title: Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden (1928, succeeded as second duke 1974; prince of the United Kingdom (from birth)

Born: 26 August 1944, at St Matthew's Nursing Home, Northampton, England

Married: At St Andrew's Church at Barnwell, Northamptonshire, 8 July 1972: Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen

Issue: Alexander, Earl of Ulster; Lady Davina Windsor; Lady Rose Gilman